The NFL’s real refs still do not have a contract and  the season will be a flag festival with the new scab refs. The NFL is not a training ground for scab refs and it will be hard if not impossible for the scab refs to control the flow of the game. New Rule changes are below

Rule Changes

1. Increased protection of defensive players for crackback blocks.

2. Protection for recipient of blindside block

3. Too many men in the formation becomes dead-ball foul

4. Instant replay – only replay official can institute review if play results in an interception, a fumble/backward pass recovered by opponent or goes out of bounds through end zone, muffed scrimmage recovered by kicking team

Points of Emphasis

1. Blows to head by linemen in close line play

2. Horse-collar tackles

3. Protection of passer

4. Hits on defenseless receivers

5. Runner declaring himself down